Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections. Elisabeth Elliot More Quotes by Elisabeth Elliot More Quotes From Elisabeth Elliot It seems disrespectful to me to see ladies in church in very short skirts or skimpy, sleeveless tops. I would imagine that it could be distracting to men who are trying to keep their minds on God. Elisabeth Elliot churchmindmen The disciplined Christian will be very careful what sort of counsel he seeks from others. Counsel that contradicts the written Word is ungodly counsel. Blessed is the man that walketh not in that. Elisabeth Elliot blessedchristianmen Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary. Elisabeth Elliot extraordinarybitsordinary We have ample evidence that the Lord is able to guide. The promises cover every imaginable situation. All we need to do is to take the hand he stretches out. Elisabeth Elliot handspromiseneeds Do you often feel like parched ground, unable to produce anything worthwhile? I do. When I am in need of refreshment, it isn't easy to think of the needs of others. But I have found that if, instead of praying for my own comfort and satisfaction, I ask the Lord to enable me to give to others, an amazing thing often happens - I find my own needs wonderfully met. Refreshment comes in ways I would never have thought of, both for others, and then, incidentally, for myself. Elisabeth Elliot prayergivingthinking Where reasons are given, we don't need faith. Where only darkness surrounds us, we have no means for seeing except by faith. Elisabeth Elliot religiousfaithmean In order to learn what it means to be a woman we must start with the One who made her. Elisabeth Elliot madeordermean Women still dream and hope, pin their emotions on some man who doesn't reciprocate, and end up in confusion. Elisabeth Elliot confusiondreammen If you are married, then accept that. Accept the husband that God has given you. If you are single, accept your singleness and take it as if today was the last day of your life. Don't be looking constantly to the future. Elisabeth Elliot lastshusbandtoday Have we the humility to thank our Father for the gift of pain? Elisabeth Elliot painhumilityfather Lonely? Give it to Jesus. The loneliness itself is material for sacrifice. Elisabeth Elliot lonelylonelinessjesus The way we live ought to manifest the truth of what we believe. A messy life speaks of a messy and incoherent faith. Elisabeth Elliot speakbelieveway Stand true to your calling to be a man. Real women will always be relieved and grateful when men are willing to be men Elisabeth Elliot gratefulrealmen New Year's Day is a good time to fix one's eyes on the only One who knows what the year is to hold. Elisabeth Elliot new-yeareyeyears It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice. Elisabeth Elliot deep-lovesacrificeimpossible I am convinced that the human heart hungers for constancy. In forfeiting the sanctity of sex by casual, nondiscriminato ry "making out" and "sleeping around," we forfeit something we cannot well do without. There is dullness, monotony, sheer boredom in all of life when virginity and purity are no longer protected and prized. Elisabeth Elliot sleepheartsex Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all. Elisabeth Elliot religiousinspirationallife Unless a man is prepared to ask a woman to be his wife, what right has he to claim her exclusive attention? Unless she has been asked to marry him, why would a sensible woman promise any man her exclusive attention? If, when the time has come for a commitment, he is not man enough to ask her to marry him, she should give him no reason to presume that she belongs to him. Elisabeth Elliot wifegivingcommitment If God gave it to me," we say "it's mine. I can do what I want with it." No. The truth is that it is ours to thank Him for and ours to offer back to Him, ours to relinquish, ours to lose, ours to let go of - if we want to find our true selves, if we want real Life, if our hearts are set on glory. Elisabeth Elliot realletting-goheart Jesus never pussyfooted Elisabeth Elliot jesus
